Blantyre vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$181
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
90
😀 Quality of life
27
71
🏙️ Population
1.9M
13.9M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 17% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6862nd ($591 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 8369th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$16590

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$662
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$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
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$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
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$830
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$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
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$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
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$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
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$894
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$685
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$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
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$1116
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$1090
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$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
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$585
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$670
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$1091
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$700
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$734
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$679
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$693
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$786
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$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
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$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
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$572
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$605
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$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
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$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
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$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
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$597
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$632
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$581
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$507
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$657
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$526
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$618